The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, November 15, 1954, Page 5, Image 5
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duction, which means mom
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for days unless it is repor
leak may be fixed promptl
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that they are not satisfied j
had a number of "inventi
men. devices which have i
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aids were constructed of
would otherwise have becc
Each and every empl
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others who are charged
operating condition.
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Thrifty" in every Departn
broad program that it mig
in a sieve because waste
affording leaks through
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However, you could stc
f the sieve by plugging all th
we can cut down the drain
by thoroughly plugging al
A ments from which waste a
often find waste holes to 1:
it's the small, seemingly
job that snowball into a
w tinuously neglected.
Let's follow the excel
enance men and eliminate
potential waste producers.
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point out that often it is the little
ncl cause waste of time and pro?y.
A faucet which is leaking only
0 gallons a year, but it may run
ted to the Supervisor so that the
yance
men are so thrifty-minded
lust to keep things fixed. We have
ons" produced by many of these
made a number of operations not
nore efficient. Many of these new
scrap material, material which
>me waste.
oyee at Clinton-Lvdia Mills can
waste-conscious Shop Men and
with keeping the mill in top
good idea to start an "Operation
aent of both mills? It is such a
ht be compared to catching water
affects our mill's production by
which materials time cb-ill
>p the water from leaking through
le little holes. In the same manner,
ing away of our productive output
1 the holes in the various departippears.
Just like the sieve, you'll
)e surprisingly little ones. Usually
insignificant things about each
big waste problem when conllent
example set bv our maintall
the "little things" which are
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A little leak can, in a very short
important today than at any other time.
Gray, Lydia Cotton Mills, can fix them
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There is seldom a slack moment fo
porting of anything that goes wrong wi
Trammell. left, and Dave Sanders, of the
Card end.
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Lighting fixtures get out of
whack, too. Here Bo Brown.
Electrician at Lydia Mills, is replacing
a transformer in a
lighting fixture.
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Sanders, a Welder at
Cotton Mills, is shown
epairing a loom lever.
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time, waste thousands of gallons of water, a fact more
Report any leaks promptly so that Pipe Fitters like Claude
right away.
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r the Shop Crews at Clinton-Lydia Mills, but prompt reth
equipment often will save a major repair job. Key
Clinton Mills Shop, here are repairing a bearing in a
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HI i Robert Cobb, of the Lydia
* Mills' Shop, is shown here
1 making a take-up shaft for a
_J N V2L i loom, just one of the many jobs
Lv- the Shop is called on to do
day.